The NOVUS Foundation / Fundacja NOVUS

15/05/2026

Drumroll 🥁🥁🥁
Our new website is ready and we are so thankful to Łukasz Wojnar for his amazing work.
Just take a look: https://www.fundacjanovus.org/en/ and lets us know in comments what you think.🤔

Przywracamy nadziejęWyposażamy liderówWzmacniamy społecznościŻyjemy w świecie dotkniętym głębokim kryzysem — psychicznym, relacyjnym i duchowym.Wojna, przemoc, migracja, wypalenie czy rozpad relacji rodzinnych pozostawiają głębokie rany.Fundacja NOVUS odpowiada na te wyzwania po...

14/05/2026

🪃What a great vist and a lecture by Daniel Bowen, PhD with the NOVUS Foundation! Australian clinical psychologist and a published author shared an amazing therapeutic technique with our staff and students - a “who is driving the bus” approach.

👨‍🎓We are grateful for the new skills and the wonderful time we had together. Daniel Bowen, PhD is also becoming a part of the teaching faculty in our Theology and Counseling Studies. Welcome to the TC Family!

10/05/2026

At NOVUS Foundation, we believe that Christian counselling in Central and Eastern Europe deserves both compassionate faith-based care and strong professional standards.

Christian counselling in this region has only started growing since the fall of communism in the 1990s, when churches, counsellors, and educators gained greater freedom to develop such form of public services.
Since then, countries across Central and Eastern Europe — including Poland — have seen growth of Christian counselling ministries, developed mainly by the Catholic Church.

Today, professional Christian counselling in this part of the world is still though by very few accredited Colleges.

At NOVUS Foundation, our TC Studies are accredited, following academic standards of international Christian counselling frameworks and are connected to the wider professional conversation represented by organizations such as the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and ACC Europe.

We value:
✔ ethical and professional care
✔ trauma-informed approaches
✔ integration of psychology and faith
✔ ongoing education and supervision
✔ culturally sensitive support for Central and Eastern Europe

As Christian counselling continues to develop in our region, we believe it is important to prepare professionals Christian Counselors who integrate faith, compassion, professional competence, and human dignity work together.

Our recruitment is open!

Mission & Guidance – God forms your heart, then leads you gently toward those who need His love.
Accredited European Bachelor's Degree — taught 100% in English
🎓 Theology and Counseling Studies — Scan the QR and enroll
✅ 180 ECTS credits recognized throughout Europe
✅ Interdenominational Evangelical Christian program
✅ Limited places — Starts October 2026
📧 [email protected]
WBST International Theological College in Warsaw
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08/05/2026

NOVUS Foundation is attending the European Leadership Forum starting Saturday the 16th of May.

If you are planning to attend as well - let’s meet!

NOVUS Foundation is asked to speak about our Theology and Counseling studies- how education can change a life, a family and the whole system:

Person Details All Persons Country Poland Leader/Speaker Details Job Title President Organization NOVUS Foundation Aneta Montano, after a successful corporate career for over 20 years in the USA and Poland, has served since 2022 as the President of the NOVUS Foundation—an organisation committed to...

05/05/2026

A new cooperation is starting between our Foundation and the American Association of Christian Counselors- the largest professional organization in the U.S.

More information coming soon!

02/05/2026

Grief can feel isolating, confusing, and heavy- but one does not have to carry it alone.

Counseling offers a safe space to process loss, express emotions, and find strength, one step at a time. Healing does not mean forgetting; it means learning to live with love and memories while moving forward with hope.

Our Theology and Counseling Students meeting with Prof. Larry Michael and his wife Kathryn to deepen their knowledge about grief counseling. Prof. Larry is the author of an excellent book “A Necessary Grief.”

20/04/2026

Since 1993, every child in Denmark between the ages of 6 and 16 has had one hour set aside each week that has nothing to do with math, science, or grades.
No tests. No right answers. No competition.
Just children — sitting together with their teacher — learning something most schools still consider optional: how to understand each other.
It's called Klassens tid. The Class's Hour.
A student is struggling at home? The class listens. A conflict broke out on the playground? The whole room works through it together. No one is singled out. No one is shamed. The goal isn't to solve a problem — it's to teach every child that other people's feelings are worth their time and attention.
This isn't an experiment. It has been running for over thirty years.
And the results are hard to ignore.
Denmark consistently records some of the lowest bullying rates in Europe. Its children rank among the happiest in the world. Neuroscientists studying the program have found that repeated empathy practice actually reshapes the developing brain — strengthening the regions responsible for emotional regulation and understanding others.
But here's the thing that stopped me:
It wasn't introduced because Denmark had a crisis. It was introduced because someone decided, quietly and deliberately, that kindness was worth teaching on purpose.
Not as a reward. Not as a reaction to tragedy. But as a scheduled, weekly, non-negotiable part of growing up.
Educators there have long understood something the rest of the world is still debating: empathy is not a personality trait you're born with or without. It is a skill. And like every skill, it improves with practice.
A child who spends ten years practicing how to listen, how to sit with discomfort, and how to help find solutions — doesn't just become a better student. They become a better neighbor, colleague, parent, and citizen.
Denmark didn't build one of the world's happiest societies by accident.
They built it, one hour at a time, in classrooms full of children learning that the person next to them matters.
Maybe the most important lesson we can teach a child isn't found in any textbook.
Maybe it's this: you are not alone, and neither is anyone else.

20/04/2026

Studia z poradnictwa chrześcijańskiego na WBST to coś więcej niż nauka — to rozwój, który realnie przekłada się na życie innych.

✨ zdobędziesz praktyczne narzędzia do pracy z ludźmi
✨ nauczysz się uważnego słuchania i prowadzenia wspierających rozmów
✨ połączysz wiarę z profesjonalnym przygotowaniem do pomagania

To kierunek dla tych, którzy czują, że chcą i mogą zrobić więcej:

👉🏻 dla osób zaangażowanych w życie Kościoła

👉🏻 dla liderów i osób pracujących z ludźmi

👉🏻 dla każdego, kto chce mądrze i odpowiedzialnie wspierać innych

Jeśli chcesz, by Twoja wiara nie kończyła się na słowach, ale stawała się realnym wsparciem dla innych — jesteś w dobrym miejscu.

📩 Odezwij się do nas i sprawdź szczegóły rekrutacji oraz program studiów.

Zrób krok w stronę służby, która naprawdę zmienia życie. 🙌

19/04/2026

Church Hurt Is Real — And Healing Is Possible

For many people, church is meant to be a place of hope, safety, and spiritual growth. Yet research shows that faith communities can sometimes also become places where deep wounds occur. This experience is often called church hurt or spiritual abuse.

Academic studies describe spiritual abuse as the misuse of spiritual authority that “weakens… a person’s spiritual empowerment.”
This can include manipulation, control, shame, exclusion, or betrayal by trusted leaders or community members.

Research also shows that harm within faith settings can affect emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being simultaneously. A recent systematic review found that abuse in religious contexts can create “complex spiritual, emotional and psychological” trauma that may impact identity, relationships, and long-term health.

Because it is deeply tied to identity and meaning, these wounds can be uniquely painful. When trust in both people and God is shaken, individuals may struggle with guilt, confusion, isolation, or loss of spiritual direction.

At Novus Foundation, we believe:
✨ Faith should never hurt
✨ Pain deserves to be acknowledged, not minimized
✨ Healing is possible — spiritually and emotionally

We walk alongside individuals who:
• feel hurt by church experiences
• struggle with spiritual confusion after betrayal
• carry shame from religious environments
• want to reconnect with faith in a healthy way
• need a safe place to process spiritual trauma

You are not alone. Your story matters. And healing can begin: with compassion, wisdom, and hope.

If you or someone you know has experienced church hurt, we are here to support you. 🤍

11/04/2026

Podsumowanie wspaniałego dnia!

07/04/2026

START: April 22 at 7 pm
FREE: online group meetings- 6 consecutive Wednesdays
SUPPORT GROUP for Ukrainians speaking English who wish to renew their strength and find supportive connections